An expert panel gave its OK for expanded use of the osteoporosis drug Evista, telling the FDA that the drug appears effective in preventing some breast cancer.

Breast cancer drugs that debuted from 1997 to 2001 have boosted metastatic breast cancer survival, a Canadian study shows.

A healthy diet and exercise help women survive breast cancer -- but eating more than 5 daily servings of fruits and vegetables doesnt offer extra benefit.

The FDA has approved the GeneSearch BLN Assay, the first molecular-based lab test for metastatic breast cancer in lymph nodes.

Breast cancer patients with BRCA mutations are as likely to survive their disease as women who dont carry the inherited breast cancer genes, a study shows.

A diet rich in meats and sweets can boost the risk of breast cancer in older women by 60% or more compared with a diet rich in vegetables, soy, and fresh fish, a new study of Asian women shows.

Researchers are questioning the accuracy of genetic risk models now used to determine genetic testing for breast cancer.

Mutations in the IKBKE gene found in up to 40% of all breast cancers, making it a possible treatment target, scientists note in Cell.

Women still have more to learn when it comes to breast cancer treatment, a CancerCare survey shows.

Regular exercise combined with a healthy diet dramatically improves survival in breast cancer patients with early-stage disease, new research suggests.

The incidence of breast cancer in American women continued to fall in 2003, accelerating a trend of dropping rates researchers have observed since 1999.

A two-decade study shows that while white women with advanced breast cancer are living longer than ever, survival rates among black women haven¡¯t changed.

A new way of delivering radiation can safely shave two to three weeks off the conventional treatment of women with early breast cancer, a European study suggests.

There is growing evidence linking vitamin D and calcium in the diet to a reduced risk of breast cancer, but the benefits may be limited to younger women.

Scientists have identified four new breast cancer genes and predict that more clues on the genetics of breast cancer await discovery.

Drugs that affect the ovaries may help treat some women with hormone-sensitive breast cancer, researchers say.

Hair relaxers used by many black women to straighten hair aren¡¯t associated with any increased breast cancer risk, report Boston Univ. researchers.

Breast cancer rates began dropping in the U.S. years before women abandoned hormone therapy in large numbers, a new study shows.

Getting chemotherapy before surgery for early-stage breast cancer may help patients avoid mastectomy, a new research review shows.

Chinese herbal medicines may be new weapon against breast cancer treatment side effects, a new study shows.